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laga Grapes, New
Raisins, Bananas, Or:
anges, Cocoanuts, Brunswick
S Brand Breakfast Strips, Ful¬
ton Market Corn Beef,
Schumacher’s Graham
IS* Flour aud Oat Meal.
BLAKELY.
CRIFFIN.
OXDKI’OMTS
Discounts paper. Long
or short time loans on
real estate. Buy and sell ex¬
change. Make collections
on all points. Real estate
loariM on the monthly install¬
ment plan and loans on all
good securities at low rates.
B. R. BLAKELY, R. II. DRAKE,
President. Cashier.
GRIFFIN.
ome Points About r,he£tlctropolls of
Middle Georgia.|
Griffin is the count.*- seat of Sjmltliug Cuun-
r, Georgia, and is situated in the centre o
best portion of the great Empire State of
South, where all of its woni’erfcll and
•ied industries meet aud are carried on
h greatest success, and is thus able to of
in ducements to all classes grafting a-home
ud a profitable career. These are the rea-
for a growth that has about doubled
population since the last census.
If has ample and increasing railroad facili-
the second point in importance on the
nlral railroad between the capital of the
fate, forty miles distant, and its principal
• sport, 250 miles away; an independent
tie to Chattauoega and the West by way of
Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama
tulroad; the principal city on the Georgia
Midland and Gulf railroad, one hundred
-mileslong, built largely through its own en¬
terprise, and soon to !>e extended to Athens
nd the systems of the Northaest
direct conne ction with the great East Ten
(lessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad system
mother road graded and soon to be built;
II bringing in trade aud carrying out goods
ud manufactures.
Griffin's record for the past half d cade
uroves it one of the most pi .gressive cities in
South. ’
It has built two large cotton factories
-presenting $ 2 .') 0 , 0 (> 0 , and shipping goods
over the world.
1t has put up a large iron and brass foun
y, a fertilizer factory, a cotton seed oi
nill, a sash.and blind factory, nn ice factory,
oltling works, a broom factory, a mattress
actory, and various smaller enterprises.
It has put in an electric light plant by
whk-ii the streets are brilliantly lighted.
it has opened up the finest and largest
w,runite quarry in the State, lor building,
yulUisling and macadamizing purposes,
ft has secured a coti/on compress witli a
.....*!I capni-ity tor its large an d increasing re
eipts of this Southern taple. .
ft lias established a system of uradetd- pub;
‘•‘TiooTk, with a seven years (’ui'rirulum,
scaad to none.
It has organized two hew hanks, making a
Otal of four, with combined resources of
million dollars.
tt has built two handsome new churches,
halting a total of ten.
It has built several hand J mi
locks and many beautiful residences, the
Sliding record of 1889 alone being over
150,000.
ft has attracted around its borders fruit
rowers from nearly every State in the Union
nd Canada, until it is surrounded on every
de by ochards and vineyards, and has be-
ome the largest and best fruit section in the
tate, a single car load of its peaches netting
1,280 in the height of the season.
It has doubled its wine making capacity
akingby both French aud German methods
It hoe been exempt from cyclones, floods
nd epidemicis, and by reason of its topo-
raphy will never be subject to them.
With all these and other evidences of a
ive and growing town, with a healthful and
deusant climate summer aud winter, a
sospitable and cultured people and a soi
capable of producing any product of thetem
Iterate or semi-tropic zone, Griffin offers
f very inducement and a hearty we me to
new citizens.
Griffin has one pr ing need, and that is a
new flllo.oOO hotel to accommodate tran¬
sient visitors and guests who would make it
resort summer and winter.
Send stamp for sample copy of the News
firm and descriptive pomph'et of Griffis
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GRIFFIN GEORGIA WEDNESDAY M(fftNlNG, NOVEMBER 19 1890.
A FIJI HAT.
Gordon and His Men Hare
Routed fluf Enemy.
E>:-Governor on Top in
the Great Race.
The Steuate <;o«>k for Gordon—Twenty-Five
Vote# Ca#t, Leaving: Only Klgli(y*Flre on
Joint Ballot—Ills Election I# Already
A##ured—Other Interesting from Differ¬
ent Part of the Country,
Atlanta, Nov. 18.—'The Evening
Journal, fn nn extra edition, says:
“This has been one of Ahe most excit¬
ing days in the political history of Geor¬
gia. A fierce and bitter fight had been
made on John B. Uordon, and his defeat
had been predicted by his opponents.
The trial of strength was to come today.
The fight started in ithe ljojuia.hy the
anti-Gordon men seeking to change the
hoar for the election. This was defeated,
and its defeat was a Gordon victory. A
few minutes later the senate took a vote,
and Gordon got 25. The combined vote
of the opposition was but 19.”
Promptly at 11 o’clock President
Mitchell ordered the reading of the act
providing for the election of a United
States senator.
When the president announced that
nominations were in order, Hon. T. B.
Cabaniss, in an eloquent speech, nomi¬
nated Gen. John B. Gordon:
Mr. President—The hour appointed by
our body to vote for a United States sen¬
ator from Georgia for the ensuing six
years, beginning on the 4th of March
next, has arrived, aud the pleasant duty
devolves u]x>n me to place in nomina¬
tion a gentleman for this position.
After briefly eulogizing the life and
character of Gen. Gordon, he continuedl:
%
I refer, Mr. President and senators,~ ta
the Hon. Joint B. Gordon, the superb
soldier, the sagacious and faithful states¬
man and patriot, the model Christian
citizen, the Chevalier Bayard of the
whole country—without tear and with*
ont reproach.
His election will thrill with rapture
the state of Georgia, from center to cir¬
cumference; his defeat will carry sadness
to many hearts, and the people will
mourn over it as they do over their in¬
dividual sorrows.
The vote in the senate stood :
Gordon 25, Norwood 7, Calhoun 6,
Hines 3, Hammond 2, Hawkins 1.
Senator E. B. Smith arose at the con¬
clusion of Col. C'abaniss's speech and
seconded the nomination of Gen. Gor¬
don, paying a beautiful tribute to his
name.
Senator Ellington, of the 28th district,
nominated Hein. Pat Calhoun.
At the mention of the name there were
loud hisses throughout the entire house.
Gen. Cordon Speaks.
Gen. Gordon was forced into the hall
of representatives by a crowd of his
most ardent supporters, placed upon the
stand, and urge 1 to make a few remarks.
At the sight of him the crowd went
wild with delight. In a voice full of
emotion the grand man spoke to his peo¬
ple who were gathered about him.
“Gentlemen of the General Assembly
and my Fellow-Citizens.” he said, “If
this is is the hour of Georgia’s Bhould triumph it
mine also; otherwise I wish to
call down upon my head the vengeance
of-Almighty tl.O God. [Loud applause.] In¬
Character gratitude would of highest mark order and if basest
my course my
every act at tills hour was not conse¬
crated The truth to my has people. prevailed. [Applause.] [Loud
and
prolonged month’s cheering.] And there I predict will that be
in a few time not
an anti-Gordon Allianceman in the legis¬
lature of this grand old commonwealth.
all [Prolonged that I hope applause.] be, I All that I have,
to consecrate now to
God and to your service. [Lolni ap¬
plause.]
Wild Confusion in the House.
At t he e n d of the first ball ot in the
house,few more votes were needed to
elect Gordon, and they began coming
over to him.
-------Then they forgot thejns' l yes, and ran
like u|ad men around the floor. The la-
"di e s waved their hamilinrehi o f s, a nd o n e
old veteran stood in the back of the hall
with It is hat high in air, upon the end of
his crutch’: waving it back and forth,
while lie emitted at regular intervals the
old-time rebel yell.
Clifton, of Chatham, mounted the
clerk’s table, and as the members
changed they were hustled up to him,
and ** itli the assistance of another mem¬
ber, lifted in his arms high above the
others around him.
Gordon, Enough and votes then Mr.'Howell were secured to elect
changed his of Fulton,
vote.
don Tlie cannon elected. began booming, and Gor¬
was
Could Gets There.
New York, Nov. 18.— There is a
widespread lielief in Wall street that Jay
Gould has taken advantage of the de¬
creased price of stock of the Richmond
and West Point Terminal stock to buy
large blocks of the same. He is un¬
doubtedly in a position to exercise a
powerful of that influence in the management
system.
President Intnan’s refusal to deny the
story of Gould’s important acquirement
of stock in Richmond Terminal was re¬
garded as very significant-
Destroyed by Fire.
St. Augustine, Fla, Nov. 18.—A fire
which originated in the mill yard of tlie
East Florida Land and Produce company,
in Bueua Esperonza, a suburb, of this
city, and known as the “English mill,”
destroyed the entire plant, and a million
and a lialf feet of lumber. The loss is
estimated at $110,000. There is no in¬
surance in American comanies, bat it is
supposed the in England. company has insurance cm
the plant
A Democratic exchange remarks that
the Riq.ubli- an party To reem which bii-s Georgia' the last
m-e *4 -ni-mcr. a
editor u-j lies Ai follows: “it didn’t rose.
It ft fled.”
* .
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
A Itlll Introduced to Protect Ojimtlie
from Unjust Discharge.
Atlanta, Nov. 18.—Mr. Lewis ol
Hancock, lias introduced a bill in the
house of representatives, which hat
caused much comment pro and con. It
is a bill entitled “An act to protect the
operatives factures in in cotton and woolen manu¬
this state from unjust dis¬
charge.”
Speaking of ita purposes, Mr. Lewie
says:
“The bill provides that in case there
should be a‘shut-down’in the business
of any partnership, joint stock company
or incorporation chartered under the
laws of this state, engaged in cotton ot
woolen manufacture, and their employe*
be thereby thrown out of employment,
that they should continue to draw theit
employes wages for sixty discharged days thereafter, and all
time within by them at an*
sixty days prior to such
•shut-down,’ except for the cause of in¬
subordination, unfaithfulness in work or
immoral character, shall draw the same
wages for sixty days from the date o!
such discharge, and si mil have a lien on
the property of the manufactory, real
and personal, superior to all other liens;
except for taxes, and a summary ’ made
for enforcement.” ’
HE IS DEAD.
Th« Negro Mun Who Jones Shot—Verdict
of the Coroner*# Jury.
Cartersville, Ga., Nov.- 18.—Jama*
Young, Charlie the negro who was shot by Mr.
Jones on last Saturday, is dead.
He lived only a few hours after the fatal
shot was llred. Tlie coroner’s jury re¬
-We, turned the following verdict:
the jury, upon our oaths, say that
Charles T. Jones, of Bartow county,
Georgia, 1890, on the said loth day of November,
in county, and in
said city of Cartersville, unlawfully
and with malice aforethought, did
kill Janies Young, by then
and there shooting him, the said Jamet
laws Young, of *vith said a pistol, the contrary to the
state, good order and
dignity Mr. Jones thereof. is unwilling
about? the sad affair, but public to say sentiment anything
is with him.
The prisoner is a brother of Rev. Sam
P. Jones, and is held in esteem by every¬
body m Cartersville.
COTTON GOING TO WASTE.
It is Said Negrofs llrfuse to Help Gathei
tlie Crop.
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 18.—A bad state
of affairs exists in certain: sections, and
farmers are suffering greatly in conse¬
quence. “I A promiuent farmer says:
can’t get my cotton picked: the ne¬
groes either desert the fields or demand
anexliorbitant and unreasonable price.
A vast amount of cotton has absolutely
rotted in the bolls, or so discolored tliat
ito qujUitj is < uiuouaiy interior, xtun
but one of hundreds who are in this
plight, and the complaint is general.”
This seems to be the key note to all the
trouble and diffiulty.
The negroes have either refused to
pick cotton or have demanded
mat would break a man financially to
The whole south is confronted with
this serious problem, of, a problem fraught with unless
quickly train of evils disposed calculated is to injure trade a
all over the world.
LOCATED AT ASHEVILLE.
How the Masses Can Become Acquainted
With the Work.
Asheville, N. C., Nov. 18.—One of
the most important southern depart¬
ments of the temperance work is the
Christian Temperance Union assembly at
this place. This is peculiarly a southern
work, and promises to extend to all
lands, as it gives an opportunity with to the
masses to become acquanted the
methods Prohibitionists propose using to
close the saloon. Mrs. M. L. Wells of
Chattanooga, noble work. She is the is moving Virginian spirit by in birth, this
a
a relative of the great Gen. Winfield
•Scott, and has traveled, worked and
hoped for the uplifting heartiest of humanity.
She deserves the support of all
who love the cause of humane works.
The first assembly was held July 22
Aug. 1, 1890. Miss Willard was there
and oth ers to assist Mrs. Well3.
Terrible Affliction.
Gallatin, Tenn., Nov. 18.—The
ful spotted fever that made its
ance last March near
about fifteen miles from Gallatin,
about 90 per cent, of the victims, lias
appeared. James Simpson, living in
affected section, lost three grown
all in about two days. He has
moved within about three miles of Galla¬
tin, and now his daughter has a
case. The young lady do is al how
old, and the doctors not know
handle the the disease. Spotted fever is
disease of nineteenth century. The
death rate is 80 per cent. Its
duration is about fourteen days,
death aften occurs in a few hours.
the disease is isolated, no fears are
tained of its reaching Gallatin.
They Are in a Dad Plight.
Lincoln, Nov. 18.—At the mass
ing held in this city, presided over
Governor Thayer, steps were taken
the immediate relief of the destitute Jub-
the western part of the state, and a
stantial fund raised. It is designed to
tide over all pressing wants by individ¬
ual subscription until the meeting of the
legislature, when the state can take
action. * The commission appointed by
the governor included reported that twelve
ties are and that in the drought-stricken
district, an appropriation of
$100,000 would be required to prevent
actual suffering. -A-— _
They Like the .Sooth.
Cullman, Ala., Nov. 18.—A colony
about twenty families from the north,
nearly all of whom are farmers, recently
purchased about 3,000 acres of choice
land in Cullman county to be worked
a ized co-operative joint farm. stock it is to be organ¬
as a company with a
capital of $200,000, limited to 200 sliares
of $100 each. No person can purchase,
own or control more than one share.
The members are to perform labor at
stipulated tributed wages, dividends. the profits being dis¬
as
Indians Girins Trouble.
B ism ark, N. D., Nov. 18.— Major Mc¬
Laughlin, the agent at Standing lost Rook,
admits for the first time he had con¬
trol of the Indians, and can do nothing
whatever with them. Sitting Bull, a
day or two be ago, and his very braves coolly had told the
agent that no use
for him and the whites, and
HEW CONGRESS.
lfae Talk of an Extra Session
Next Spring. i
i
Large Amount of Work for the
Short Session.
How the Slatter Is Talked About In Wash¬
ington—The Tariff and Other Memoir*-*.
The Apportionment Kill—Investigation
of Census Returns Will be Asked—What
Mr. Reed Can Count On.
Washington, Nov. 18.—The probabil
ity of the convening of the fifty-second
congress in extra session next spring is
regarded in some quarters almost as n
certainty.
Representative Springer said recently
that he thought an extra session quite
possible. It was certain, he said, if the
Republicans attempted to pass the elec¬
tion bill, tliat effort would lie stoutly re¬
sisted.
The amount of work to be accom¬
plished in the short session soon to com¬
mence is ve ry large, consisting of many
important hills, sidetracked hist session
by the tariff and other measures. The
apportionment bill is to lie considered,
and a fight will be precipitated if it is
not made acceptable to the Democrats.
The civil service investigation report
has not yet been acted upon, and will
ojien the floodgates of discussion. There
will lie a wrangle over the census, and
ah investigation of tlie alleged partisan
manipulation of the census returns will
be asked by the Democrats. A score of
other tending matters prolong could be session, suggested without as
to the
mentioning the appropriation bills which
must lie passed.
A great deal of friction is expected
during the session. The Democrats will
return here jubilant and less disposed
than ever to submit to Mr. Reea’s re¬
straints, while the speaker’s humor will
naturally he of that nature which wilt
induce Dim to make annoying it unpleasant floor. for
those who are on the
This condition of affairs is thought likely than
to create scenes more entertaining
edifying.
THE CONDUCTORS.
What Otw of the Committee Nays of tlx
Recent Conference.
Birmingham, Nov, 18.—Ed Musgrove,
a well known passenger conductor ou
the Columbus and Western division of
Central Railroad of Georgia, is just back
from heen fur a trip sixteen to Savannah, da where member he has of
the conductors commit*.- vs, as a
*•— ----*
waitou General Manager Gabbett, rela¬
tive to the road making a contract with
the conductors. Mr. Musgrove says Mr.
Gabbett under replied that he would take making the
matter advisement, as
contracts with .conductors Mr. Gabbett is.a.new pro¬
ceeding. He said would
confer with them early next year. The
conductors didn’t get much satisfaction
at first, and there was a good deal of
quiet kicking; ~bnl they now b o lievo Mr.
Gabbet - is disposed developments. to do fair thing and
will await
Christian Temperance Convention.
Atlanta, Nov. W. 18.—At tJ, Tuesday’s ses¬
sion of the C. T. convention, in
this city, Hon, C. O. Pringle, of -San-
dersville, Ga., was introduced, and con¬
gratulated the convention on coming to
Atlanta. He thought it would, and it
has proved a benediction to tlie temper¬
ance people of the state. He paid glow¬
ing tribute to Miss Willard.
At the conclusion, Miss-Greenwood led
in the noontide devotional service, and
the convention adjourned to 2 p. m.
DAILY MADMMIEPORTS.
Naval Stores.
Savannah, C*a., Nov. 18.- -Turpentine firm at
37c. UoBiii. linn at $1.85.
Tie* him! Hugging.
Atlanta, Nov. 18.—Arr f'-4c; ow 8Qe; ties. itflb. $1-Bagging st§
1 'Alt, 6tie; l?i$, Sit), 9c.
Crain ami Hay.
Atlanta, Nov. 18 - ■Coru— choice white. GO c:
No. 2 mixed, W%c. Oats—No. 2 mixed. 49^c.
Hay —V " ' * u&H bale#
90c.
New York Futures.
Opening and closing quotations of cotton
futures in New York.
New Yoax, Nov. 18.
Opening. Closing.
November.............. 9.22& 9.23:&.
Decern b*r-----------9.!Wj& ,, ■ • .. 9.806$..... 9.«$TTn7
January................ 9.42<ft........
February......... 9.51(^..... ... 9.45®.....
March. . ........... 9.»5...
April................... 9AV&.........
May..................9.74#.......... June..................9.t*i$........ 9.77<&..... 9.09^ ..
July................... 9.89 fp ...... 9.90&.....
August.............; . .10.98 t ,.:.......10.96&.....
fepot cotton steady. Sales 89,100. Mid
dling 9&
__
Liverpool Fut ures.
Opening and closing quotations of cotton fu-
fir—* iu Liverpool, LlVBftFOOC*.
Nov. 18.
Opening, dosing.
A ugust and September..... .5.28 6.27
November.................... 5.11 5 09
November and December...... 5.11 5.09
Decern tier aud January........ 5 .18 5 n
January and February......... 5.10 5.14
February and March........... 5.18 5.17
Mar« h and April,............... 5.21 5 19
Api il and May................. 5.23 5.23
May anti June............ 5.25 5.24
June and July.................. 5.27 5 27
July................. 5.30 • 5 29
August........................ 5.27 5.27
Clofced weak. Spot*—middling uplands 5.L|cL
Stt3e*i1t.oO0; receipte-23,000
Chicago
CHICAGO, Iu,i., Nf>»\ 18.
Wheat, OpeDiog. darting:
Soveaiber........ ....... -
December............... 9554 ‘
May........................ l>m, <jvi,
Cora.
November............... s—
December...-.............. ..
May....................... !»»
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November......... —
December....................
May.......................
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Mm December..................
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May................... li.it
lard.
Dscember.. . ............
January ............... 6 »
Mejr............... «.T0 e.w
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SHROUDED IN MYSTERY r
The J>«*nd Hotly of « Prominent Yount
Mun Found.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Nov. I a -The
Evening latest and News has just published the
most accurate details of the
finding of the dead body of Beecher
Smith a day or two ago. Ajq>end*-d b
the account given:
dead '•Saturday I night, Beecher at a late hour, tlx
tody of Smith, n promi¬
nent young man, 19 years of age, pro¬
the prietor ditch of beside a large Kawinilf. Louisville was fount] in
tlie and Nash¬
ville railroad track. An ugly wound on
the side of thp betel showed that the
skull had l>euii crashed.
“It is said the man had u mini of
money on hilt person, which, it is alleged,
was missing when the body was found.
It is further alleged that little onto blood
was found on tlw track, which indicated
that there was some doubt as to whether
Smith had been killed by the train or not.
“Deleelive Barnes, who has just re¬
turned from Cullman, where helms lieen
investigating the matter for the railroad
conqiany, was able to give a News man
some of tlie details. He nays that it is
a reported friend that named Saturday Grubbs night Smith drinking and
were
and playing pool together. lade af
night they wandered down to the rail¬
road track, not far from the depot, aud
fell lay down'beside the track and of course
As asleep. freight train No. 71, southbound,
woke was passing, after midnight, the noist
Grubbs up before fhe train had
passed. Grubbs says the first thing h«
saw was the laxly of Smith lying in tht
ditch near by. There was a hole in th«
side of Smith’s head, and lm trim dead,
It is supposed the train tilled him ot
some robber assaulted him while asleep
and, after robbing and killing him, placed
his body on the track. The body was not
mutilated, and it is said that neither th<
pilot of the engine nor the wheels were
bloody. The
stated engineer of the freight, it is said,
that just before he reached tht
place, while running at a fairly rapid
rate, be saw a man run across the track,
but he did not see his engine strike a
man. „
There is a strong belief around Cull¬
man that while Smith and Grubbs were
asleep, tin unknown tiariy assaulted the
former and killed him, after robbing
him, anti was about to treat Grubbs like¬
wise, When the train came along and
prevented. Many,
Smith however, believe that when
heard the trahyco firing he sudden¬
ly sprang up, and in a friglg got on tht
track and was knocked off and killed.
His remains were buried nt Bethel,
nine miles from Cullman, Monday. Both
the young men were well and favorably
known.
No arrests had been made at last ac¬
counts, but officers are looking after tht
case.
BOO m.stwi* aunrtcia/i;nO.
Bays He U Not Guilty ot Any Crlin*—Al
8 tlio tVay from Cullfornla.
San ann ah, Nov. 18.—Robert G. Nor¬
ton, who stands charged with the mur¬
der of Willie Bird and John Bird, on the
17th ot last July, has just surrendered to
Sheriff John T. Ronan.
The authorities had no idea that Nor¬
ton was within 3,000 miles of Savannah.
-Indeed, it wits generally believed that lie
was in Australia.
Just one week ago, tlie' grand jury ol
Effingham county found two indict¬
ments for murder against Robert G.
Norton, Jr.
Tlie evidence was that the two Birds,
who were nephews of Col. Edward Bird,
went to young Norton’s house to get
back a mule which John Bird laid
traded to him tlie day before at tlie
county Tlie picnic Birds at Springfield.
reached Norton’s about t
o'clock, Thursday, July 17, with a mule
they had got from Norton tlie day be¬
fore. Norton went out as they ap¬
proached and greeted them. The Birds
jumped down and said tliat they had
come to get back their mule; that they
were not satisfied with ihe trade. Nor¬
ton refused to trade imek. Hearing tlie
and discussion, Norton’s wife came out. She
a colored boy were the only witnesses
to tlie tragedy tliat followed.
Norton says lie is not guilty of any
crime. That is the only statement lit
makes.
His friends say tliat they had good
cause to fear that an attempt would be
made to harm him if lie hacl returned to
Effingham before tlie court acted. He
was in California, perfectly safe from
arrest, and came back of Iiis own free¬
will and accord as soon as lie heard tliat
the indictments had been found.
Tlie reason he surrendered is tliat now
lie is under indictment, tlie friends of
the Birds will probably be willing to let
the law take i ts course
FATALLY WOUNDED.
A Voting White Man HhouU a Negro ol
tlie High n ay.
Quitman, Ga., Nov. 18.— Lasa Yates,
a well-to-do young farmer of this county,
shot and killed Warren N. McChell, a
negro, three miles north of this place.
It seems that 31r. Yates and Jlc('hell had
some which trouble Yates on Saturday McChell afternoon, in
They in gave a thrashing. and
the were town Yates yesterday, McChell, on
Way home overtook
and, after driving around him, stopped
his buggy and got out. and went hack to
McChell* buggy and shot him twice.
One ball entered the right side, passed
through, topping just under the skin
over the spine. Tlio other entered the
neck.
After the and shooting drove Yates jumped in
his buggy away rapidly.
Yates is only about 21 tears old, and
stood well iu the county.
Down In Florida.
Anthony, Fla.. Nov, 18.—Oranges
are being shipped Iney from this point at a
rejiid raje. ^ are sold Ik- fore they
leave.
The cotton crop is exhausted for this
season. Prices paid foe it have been sat¬
isfactory.
New syrup has been placed oil the
market here, and all agree that the qual¬
ity could not lie excelled.
Tblrty-EIsfct l’ersuiis Drowned,
Vienna, Nov. 18 .— Information— |iar
been received here that a ship, which
was carrying laborers to the olive har¬
vests^ in the island of Brazza, In the
Adriatic sea, eajisized in a sudden gale of
viuu off the coast of Del matin. Thirty-
eight dreds persons were of drowned, and hun¬
of head cattle, which tlie vessel
i was carrying, perished..
Ned Stevens, a negro, was lynched at
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THE SORYIYOHS
f the Wrecked Steamer Ser*
jient, are at Cornua.
The Stury of the Terrible Dis¬
aster Briefly Told.
The Vr.ncl Mrwrlt a Cohere*! Uoek. and
Went to rierew— tlnrlwti naJ ldieo,t Meat
In the Iter'aiHXM of the *»w tbt
Water—-THe Village f-lghthouwe Light
Ih-feetive— Kill**! bn the K« eh**
CoBUSU, N«v. 18.—'The British gnu
boat Lapwing, I in* brought tlw Norpcnl'i
survivors to Coruna.
An Associated Press correspondent
hoarded the Lipwing on her arrival, and
had ail interview with one ot the survi¬
vors, named Burton, who said that th«
Serpent struck a con-icd rock about
10:80 o'clock at night, the weather at tlie
time being dirty, but not foggy. Ail
hands iVere below except the officers and
six watchmen. Immediately utter tlw
shock all who were Inflow rushed to the
des k. The crew obeyed the older* of
the officers, and there was no (wnic. A
large lioat was soon lowered, but it wa>
smashed to pieces and the occupant!
perished.
It then become evident * thot it would
be useless to lower other boats. An at¬
tempt to throw, a line ashore failed.
Meanwhile men were being constantly
washed overboard.
Burton saw one wave wash twelvr
men into the sea. About an hour after
the Serpent struck the rook, the captain
gave the men leave to save themselves u
they board, thought having best. life Burton jumped over¬
a belt around hi*
waist, as had all the men on watch.
ming Nobody for followed him. After swim¬
two or three hours, battling
with immense waves all the time, he
reached calm water, and landed In an
exhausted condition, although his only
The injury night was a slight pitch abrasion of the leg.
was dark. After rest¬
ing vivor, awhile, he met Luzon, another sur¬
and together they walked to a
coast of the village, wreck, two miles from the scene
whence some of the vil¬
lagers feels conveyed them toCamarina. Bur¬
ton quite well now. While at Co-
marina he identified many corpses that
had been washed ashore, *
Luzon was too ill to be on deck and
was found below. He sOt up in bed and
chatted gayly with the correspondent
He confirmed Burton's story. (Luzon
was washed overboard about an\ liqm
Z'tile preserver*fielt'. lie tried with al)
his strength to avoid a spot wher* he
heard the sea beating on some
After half he being reached in the water an hour and he a
cairn water. After
liad landed ou the sand he discovered
that a piece of flesh had been tom out of
his leg. He did not know how he had
sustained pain before the injury, landing. as he had not felt
any when he walked seemed
painful than tlie every before step it He
more one
remained conscious, however, aud is
now fast improving.
Both Burton and Luzon say they be¬
lieve the Serpent drifted from her course,
owing to the weather. They stated that
the monicut tliat the Cape V illano light
was light sighted the Serpent struck. The
was very faint.
Burton save that he thinks that the
Serpent sank soou after lie left. When
the Lapwing left the vicinity of tlie dis¬
aster been buried, forty-eight bodies of victims liad
nized. The majority many without of being victims recog¬
the were
dashed not drowned, but were killed by being
The against tlie rocks.
evidence of the survivors of the
wrecked cruiser Serpent goes to show
that the light of the village lighthouse
had not been seen by the lookout of the
Serpont, although the light is usually
visible for fourteen miles. It is believed
that the Serpent's compass was affected
by the iron in the reef, and that astro¬
nomical observations were impossible
awing to fhe bad state of the weather. d
A Spanish gunbo at, which passe the
scene Serpent. of the disaster, found no trace of
the A Isxly washed ashore is
supposed to he that 61 the commander of
the Serpent.
ANNUAL REPORT
Of the Chief of tlio Bureau of Engraving
a nd Printing.
.
Washington, Nov. 18.—The report of
Cscpt. Wm. A. Meredith, chief of the bu
reau of engraving and printing, for the
past fiscal year, says that it was decided,
on account of the restrictions imposed
ufstn their use by congress, to perma¬
nently discontinue the use of steam
presses exjieiiditures in plate printing.
The during the year were
$1,010,270, leaving an unex pended hah
ance of $7,179 on liand at the close of the
fiM.nl year. There were completed and
delivered during tlie year 8,702,320sheets
of United States dotes, gold and silver
certificates, bonds and national lank
notes, with a face value of $229,503,050;
28,010,088 sheets of internal revenue and
customs stamps, containing 787,002,012
stamps, 1,2 dO, 3I1 sheets ot drafts,
checks, certificates, etc., besides a large
amount of miscellaneous work for the
various dejurtments of the government.
FLATTERING OUTLOOK.
Iliiiine« Lr.uklng Up, ami the Proaperti
a re flood.
Pensacola, declared Nov. 18.— The Board of
Health have the summer qi
antine off and vessels now arriving from
healthy jiorts will be permitted to come
to tin- city Without the usual detention
at tin- quarantine -station. Vessels from
infected ports will he subjected to a
tie ■rough course of disenfectiou. Quite
a number of vessels liave come up to the
city mice the order went into effect and
business in all branches lias been stimu¬
lated in» consequence.
There are now over a hundred square-
rigged vessels up, cleared and saiieti for
Pensacola, and the business outlook for
the present season is moat flattering.
The Rope was Tied to a Limh.
Birmingham, Ala., Nor., 18.—New
Hillman Ala., eight miles from tills city,
Henry brutal Bmith, colored, was lynched for
a assault on Mrs. Mary Calhoun,
a The respectable assault white committed lady 80 year* of age.
was a week ago.
but the negro was not
N1
PARAGRAPWICALLY I
rewjr mu frooi I I®s8»t
Over Uu
Jrs&ste as*
Travel over the
increasing a* tb* oool season
Out ot 7,f$7 miles of new i
this year, ending June 80,1#
built 498.
The Port Royal and
wifi put on an extra train
next Sunday.
Cashier Dave Cowan' * *
with MountCarmel, $30,000. Ilia, —
AVssisssasti Quay’s eloquent silence. ”
Tlie missing ste
has Antwerp, arrived which'____ in New York,
It is stated that an English
lias purchased the town rite of
Walker county, for $1,000,000.
For the first time in the I
government Darien, Ga, ha# a
man in charge of her postofflee.
Secretary to forty-three Tracy has of ordered the
crease Ban
•tars in the ensign and the union |
The Louisville and Nashville \
was distributing and Birmingham cash betwi last 1
gomery
The Georgia legislature will
to pass at tola term a bill redr
number of exemptions from jury ,
r v
The Norwegian '
„
rosin.
Louis J. Camacho, a
who came to Baltimore 1
ago, committed suicide in
park last Friday.
Mrs. Harrison has accepted the pnri-
dency known of the “The recently OTgantasd society
Revolution." as Daughter* of the Ipill Ameri-
can
The Daily Newt of Binning!---
Nine-tenths of the Democrat*
son county favor Mr. Pugh’s
the United States senate.
At Rising Fawn, on -the
Great Southern railroad, I.
a wrecked. freight train No of about twenty
one was hurt.
The Baptist University
Florence, Ala., has been i
is one of the handsomest__
tlis state, having oast $60,000,
Jm£J2igd3ssj& UitWount* he stillXT si
wm
Mrs. Ellen Mackey, a
lightened by a*bock pension of
and a permanent one of $17 per
A Georgia editor has • -
patent on a new hoe. __
right managed, line. A good sized farm,
can i keep keep any any newsn
General Agent Motter of the
Locomotive Works of New Jen
that hi* company have dec!
move their immense plant to
A Birmingham man, whi
influence of drink, knocked
too with a hammer, , I m a gi n i ng
was knife. cutting throat with *
The Homeopathic Medical
which has been in session in 1
ham, closed its labors last Friday,
ville was selected as tlie place of m
next year.
Mr. C. A. Alftird of Willingham, Ga.,
while fighting fire in the wood* recently,
was bitten on the wrist by a ground rat¬
tlesnake. Tlie bite was very painful, but
he will recover.-
National On Wednesday, Woman's the 19th instant, the
Christian Temperance
Union will visit Indian Springs, Ga.,
with a view of establishing a national
inebriate asylum.
By Uie an amendment to the constitution
of Knights of Labor, district assem¬
blies are forbidden to order strike* or
boycotts without workman. the sanction of the
grand master
iat he suicided, was a m
nephew in of Baron Knopp of Sweden, and
wan good circumstances.
The Florida Times-Union thus in-
quires: iUires: What k Florida going to do
atxmt a j.roj.cr the World’s presentation* of
sources at fair f it is time
to be thinking about thk I
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Last Bunday, for the first time in At¬
lanta's the churches bistory, the conducted sermons is moot ot
under the auspices were of the by ladies
Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
By the wreck of a stock
Chicago and Erie road timi
engineer was killed, hurt, a fireman and__ .
brakemau fatally and twenty-two
car* filled with five stock wrecked.
judge Judge of Elmore John A. Lancaster,
last week Wotumpka county. Aht,
at on a charge of
misappropriating public money. The
jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
A little daughter of Monroe Tolbert,
living iadsdeu, in Warrior cuuntr, twenty mile*
from < was cruslied to death bv
and the several collapsing other of a crib near which she
children wangled. were playing.
Her remain* were terriblv